Pharmacy Technician

1.        Detailed responsibilities

The incumbent  will be responsible to:

• Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate;
• Maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs;
• Answer demands, responding to questions or requests;
• Fill envelops with prescribed medications and affix labels;
• Assist customers by answering simple questions, locating items or referring them to the pharmacist for medication information;
• Price and file prescriptions that have been filled;
• Clean, and help maintain equipment and work areas, and sterilize glassware according to prescribed methods;
• Order, label, and count stock of medications, chemicals, and supplies, and enter inventory data into computer;
• Receive and store incoming supplies, verify quantities against invoices, and inform supervisors of stock needs and shortages;
• Transfer medication from vials to the appropriate number of sterile, disposable syringes, using aseptic techniques;
• Mix pharmaceutical preparations according to written prescriptions;
• Compute charges for medication and equipment dispensed to hospital patients, and enter data in computer;
• Deliver medications and pharmaceutical supplies to patients, nursing stations or surgery.

Required Skills

• MLT must have a compassionate nature and need to be empathetic to the patients
•  Must be in good health and may have to work at odd hours
• Need to be tactful, patient, understanding, dependable and must possess a desire to help people
• Must have very good communication skills and work as a part of a team
• Must be honest and discreet
• Computer Literacy

Language Skills

• Afan Oromo and Amharic is mandatory
• English language has an asset

Education     

•  Level 4 / Diploma in druggist from recognized university/collage
• COC Certificate
• Renewed Professional License
• 2 year work experience 
• Willing to live Modjo or Adama